Polyglot Dictionary

Schlange

/ˈʃlaŋə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Schlangen

Meaning

  1. snake

    • Die Schlange kroch durch das Gras.

      The snake crawled through the grass.

  2. queue, line (of people)

    As in "Schlange stehen" (to stand in line).

    • Wir mussten lange Schlange stehen.

      We had to stand in line for a long time.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

serpent

serpent is the French word for the same thing — both mean "snake."

Portuguese

cobra

cobra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "snake."

Practice

1 What does Schlange mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ kroch durch das Gras.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schlange?

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